Mine detail: Old Field Diggings

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Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.507, -80.34809
dep_id: 60001704
mrds_id: W014589
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: VEINS
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: SERICITE, SILICA
ore_ctrl: NE-TRENDING STRINGER ZONE 227M BY 80M.
Structure: SMALL FRACTURES PARALLEL TO REGIONAL FOLIATION, GOLD HILL FAULT ZONE
dy_ba: >
disc_yr: 1842
discr: Unknown
References:
  • Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MAP AT 1:15,625 PL. VI, MINE TEXT PG. 85 TO 88, TEXT 200 PG.
  • Deposit:: CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:31,000 PG. 126, MINE TEXT PG. 128, 129, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN GOLD HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
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